According to a new report released by the National Council on Disability, disabled parents across the nation have had their children taken away from them by social services because of their disabilities. To many child-welfare experts, they are simply trying to keep the child’s best interests in mind. People in the disability-rights community however say […]
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Violation of disabled parent’s rights getting media attention
Posted on November 30th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
Social Security Administration announces that benefits will increase in 2013
Posted on November 21st, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
In the wake of the recession, many families struggled to keep up with rising costs and shrinking pocket books. For those who were receiving Social Security benefits at the time, any additional income was certainly welcomed though it was few and far between. But just last month, people receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income […]
Commissioner of Social Security receives 2012 President’s Award
Posted on November 16th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
Since the start of his career in February 2007, Michael J. Astrue has made it his main goal in life to help people with disabilities, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Throughout his tenure, he has made it a point to change the perception that some people have about the Social Security disability system […]
SSA attempts to save money by cutting office hours
Posted on November 9th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
According to the Social Security Administration, they requested from the government roughly $11.76 billion for administrative expenses for the fiscal year that began in October. Instead, Congress cut the budget by almost $400 million leaving the administration in a rather difficult situation. Despite the recent go ahead from the government to approve more applications this […]
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